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Tsotsi / The UK Film & TV Production Company, PLC ; The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa ; The National Film & Video Foundation of South Africa ; in association with MoviWorld ; screenplay by Gavin Hood ; co-producer, Paul Raleigh ; produced by Peter Fudakowski ; directed by Gavin Hood.
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- Video
- Language:
- Creoles and Pidgins (Other)
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Fugard, Athol--Film adaptations.
- Fugard, Athol.
- Criminal behavior--South Africa--Drama.
- Criminal behavior.
- Murder--South Africa--Drama.
- Murder.
- Redemption--Drama.
- Redemption.
- Motion pictures, South African.
- Motion pictures, British.
- South Africa.
- Genre:
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- Feature films.
- Gangster films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Crime films.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Film adaptations.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen.
- Other Title:
- Title in English: Thug
- Place of Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2006]
- Language Note:
- Tsotsi-Taal dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
- Open-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- digital
- optical
- Dolby digital 5.1
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- A young man running with a criminal gang on the streets of Johannesburg, Tsotsi - a nickname meaning thug - is immersed in a world of violence that seems to leave him unaffected, until he discovers an infant in the backseat of a car he has stolen.
- Participant:
- Presley Chweneyagae, Terry Pheto, Kenneth Nkosi, Mothusi Magano, Zenzo Ngqobe, Zola.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Lance Gewer; original score by, Mark Kilian & Paul Hepker; editor, Megan Gill.
- Notes:
- Aspect ratio 2.35:1.
- Based on a novel by Athol Fugard.
- Originally produced in 2005 as a motion picture.
- Bonus features: alternate endings with optional commentary by screenwriter and director Gavin Hood; deleted scenes with optional commentary by Gavin Hood; the making of 'Tsotsi'; feature commentary with Gavin Hood; director's short film 'The Storekeeper'; music video ; About the soundtrack.
- Academy Awards, 2006: Best Foreign Language Film of the Year (South Africa).
- ISBN:
- 0788868926
- 9780788868924
- OCLC:
- 66292655
- Publisher Number:
- 786936705362
- 50667 Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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